8:00 a.m.: Introductory Comments8:20 a.m.: Pursuing a Career at a National Laboratory: My Path to Los Alamos National Laboratory8:40 a.m.: The Endless Challenges of Plutonium Processing and Metallurgy9:00 a.m.: Building a Materials Research Program at a Dept. of Defense Laboratory: Perspectives and Opportunities9:40 a.m.: Break10:00 a.m.: Now What?10:20 a.m.: Break10:40 a.m.: An Experimental Career in Industrial Research11:00 a.m.: Break

Session IIGeorge R. Brown Convention Center, Room 342A/D2:00 – 3:20 PM2:00 p.m.: Engineering in the ‘Real World’ – Avoiding the Common Pitfalls A Case Study of the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident2:40 p.m.: 20/20 Hindsight – Some Career Insights Based on 30 Years of Technical Staff and Management Experience3:20 p.m.: Strategy for Career Development